Perceiving breast cancer as a crisis in the life of patient and family, crisis intervention techniques are delineated here that can be helpful to all breast cancer patients, in particular the mastectomy patient. The contention is that wider use of such techniques by professionals and those who immediately surround the patient could better insure the patient's successful rehabilitation.
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